What Can Help Restore Investor Trust? Maybe the SEC

By

David Weidner

Jan. 30, 2013 6:36 p.m. ET

Let's cut to the chase: The Securities and Exchange Commission needs to get tougher.

If polls about market trustworthiness are any indication, faith in the SEC is near an all-time low. Many investors feel the game is rigged. They feel at the mercy of high-frequency traders and big brokerages. Even the issuers feel their securities are being used...